Canada #789T4 17c Green And Black Queen Elizabeth II, 1977-1982 Floral & Environment Issue, A Fine Used Single, With G2cR and G2bT Tagging Error, DF/DF Paper and Solid Background

A fine used single of the 17c green, grey and black Queen Elizabeth II stamp from the 1977-1982 Floral & Environmental issue, showing a G2cR and G2bT tagging error, with one single band at right and 2/3 of a band at left. Printed on DF/DF paper, with solid background.

The Queen Elizabeth stamps of this series can be found printed with background colours that appear more or less even and solid, and with colours that appear mottled. Again this is not listed in Unitrade, but in my view it is a very collectible difference.

The Adminware database values this stamp at $100 for fine used, and the stamp offered here is the exact one illustrated on the website. The stamp offered here grades 65 as follows:

Margins/centering: 40/60

Paper freshness: 5/5

Color: 5/5

Impression: 0/5 (some ink flaking)

Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 0/10 (pulled perf at bottom)

Cancellation: 10/10